Crystal River current., 1887-02-19
BRAIN ETCHINGS.

PoErs have in all ages sang Of mar
BILE halls, and the artists ''drempted Of
the beauty Of that city whose candles
were lined with the pure white stone,
and whose towers shown respondent in
the same pure light" and where busy
feet, of hurried souls, Of young and old,
ran pattering on the walks Of choice
blue slate. In all times men have long
to dwell in palaces built Of this choice
white rock, lighted by the bright red
faims of flowing gas. Yet the denl-
zens of Crystal River can look fourth
to the time, in the near future, when
our valley will be strewed with cot
tages constructed of the choicest mar
BILE with payements of dark-blue slate.
How pleasant, to dream of the time
Awhen Crystal Valley will be a vast
marble city, when prosperity seems to
pat in the breeze around us, when
lr coal mines will be producing and
kc ovens are stretched along the.
lley for miles and are kept, A,l.a1
full blast, and the ting
f the ten tined torke 80
H., AMONGST ~fattilng coke, ana
s = go leave hourly laden with
sassssfing black diamond, and onr sill
yer, lead, copper, iron and gold pro-
ducing mines are pouring out the
precious metals in abundapce, and
when White House Mountain will be
strewed with railroad tracks covered
with trains fer hauling away and
cranes for loading oar marble and slate;
aud how pleasant to look fourth torhe
time when our valley will seemingly
be mass of FIRE at nighttime, lighted
by our natural gas. Yet, we can look
fourth, to the time, and not far in dis
tance, when all these things Of luxury,
thrift and weal will be realized. For
we have all to lead one to safely ap-
prehend boom, commencing with
next season and continuing for several
years to come. Il
Our resources have been discovered,
and the outside worlo is now commenc-
ing to realize the fact, tha. this ia THE
COUNTRY; the leader in natural resour-
ces in the United States, yea, in the
World. We now have several large
companies interested here that viii!
soon show to the world what we have
here, hidden away in the snow-cspped
mountains, that surround us On all
sides, that cannot be found Or unsealed
without money and toll; but it has been
found and the seal broken, by our boys,
who have had faith in the many re.
sources that encompass us, 50 all that's
needed is large companies to take it
out and show people what is here, and
this, the J. c. Osgood, Midland and
G. G. & [. companies are avouched to
the r Our coal, both anthracite and BIZ
tiinapd,s, cannot be left go unutilized,
for the time is comming. and is now
almost here, when the East cannot
supply all her demands for coal; and,
besides, bituminous, or coking, coal is
to scarce to leav lie dormant VIXEN it
is known to exist.
Our marble is CLAIMED by all min
eralogists, geoligist and experienced
marble cutters and importers to be su-
perrior to any found in the United |
States, and almost equal to the finest
imported. This most valued rock will |
never be let stand, as well as our slate
queries
Some large company is sure, as soon
as railroads get up in these parts, to
take hold Of our magnetic iron, which
is known to be the best in the State;
and our silver, gold, led, copper and
other mines are fast comming to the !
front; and our large veins, or flows, OF
natural gass are bound to be utilized
in.every possible manner.
Outside readers, who have never
been in these parts, will undoubtedly
maintain s, ne a, nit rs to the value OF
z d a.